Paddock fire caused by pig eating a pedometer
A peckish pig was behind a paddock fire over the weekend after snacking on a tracking device fitted to another animal on the farm.
A fire that broke out in a farm paddock in the north of England at the weekend is believed to have been caused by a pig eating a pedometer fitted to another of the animals.
The fire broke out at a farm near Brabham, northeast of Leeds, at around 1.30pm on Saturday (local time).
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Fire crews were called as the blaze spread to cover an area of around 75 square metres near pigpens on the property.
They extinguished the blaze before any of the pigs got hurt.
13:37 Should be an oink not a tweet. Tadcaster and Knaresbororough firecrews attended a fire to 4 pigpens near Bramham. No pigs harmed. Cause of fire attributed to a battery powered pedometer carried by one of the pigs (to prove it was free-range), which was eaten by the other1/2
— North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service (@NorthYorksFire) March 7, 2020
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The fire and rescue service said the fire was caused by “nature taking its course” and copper from the pedometer battery reacting with the pigpen’s contents.
“A hose reel was used to extinguish the fire and save the bacon,” the fire service said.
The service said the animals were wearing the pedometers to prove they were free range.